<p>“Hazardous to the Body” was indeed a dark comedy dealing with toxic waste dumping and warehousing. Here, the character of the father earned a living by storing the waste on his property, causing his daughter (your D) to become gravely ill. The father was torn with conflict between his need to earn a living to support his family and the deleterious effect his living was having on his daughter. His solution, denial of her illness which leads to the comedic elements of the show. The play was a little rough around the edges because of the 3 characters, only your daughter was “off book”. The other 2 kept their scripts at hand a referred to them frequently. Your daughter clearly was the best prepared of the actors in the play.</p>
<p>My daughter was in a play called “Death Does Not Deter the Jellyfish Sting” in which she played the wife of a couple living down south who, just as a tornado is about to hit, are visited by a strange “yankee” woman who is is a yoga teacher traveling with a psychic jellyfish who she channels and who grants answers to 3 questions. I would have loved to see the news story on which this one was based! The production was definitely a great learning experience for those involved. My daughter likened the experience to something like the “big bang” theory where all of these creative forces came together, compressed and then exploded from chaos into order. She had a blast doing it and found it very gratifying.</p>